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February 11, 1890 – August 21, 1974

James P. Cannon (February 11, 1890 – August 21, 1974) was an American Trotskyist communist leader. Cannon was the leading founder of the Socialist Workers Party.

Trotskyism is not a new movement, a new doctrine, but the restoration, the revival of genuine Marxism as it was expounded and practiced in the Russian revolution and in the early days of the Communist International.

History of American Trotskyism

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The economic prerequisites for the socialist revolution are fully matured in the US. The political premises are likewise far more advanced than might appear on the surface.

James P. Cannon
— Theses on the American Revolution

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The workers of America have power enough to topple the structure of capitalism at home and to lift the whole world with them when they rise.

James P. Cannon
— The Struggle for a Proletarian Party

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The American capitalists are richer and stronger than their counterparts in other lands. They are also younger and more ignorant, and therefore more inclined to seek a rough settlement of difficulties without diplomatic subtlety and finesse. All that does not change the fact that American capitalism operates according to the same laws as the others, is confronted with the same fundamental problems, and is headed toward the same catastrophe.

James P. Cannon
— Fascism and the workers' part

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These monster cities we live in today are blights of modern society. They will certainly give way to planned cities interlinked to the countryside. Everybody will live with the natural advantages of the country and the cultural associations of the town.

James P. Cannon
— What socialist America will look like?

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February 11, 1890 – August 21, 1974

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